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Remote tissue retraction device

  • US 8,795,166 B2
  • Filed: 12/27/2010
  • Issued: 08/05/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for managing tissue in an organ, comprising:

  • an elongated body having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a tissue treatment device attached to the distal end of the elongated body, the tissue treatment device having a first jaw opposite a second jaw, the first jaw and the second jaw being movable between a closed position and an open position; and

    a septum including first and second blades disposed between the first jaw and the second jaw of the tissue treatment device, the first and second blades having a sheet coupled thereto that is disposed between the first jaw and the second jaw, and the first and second blades being attached to an actuator that extends through the elongated body;

    wherein proximal movement of the actuator is configured to pivot the first blade relative to the second blade such that the first blade is raised from between the first and second jaws to extend the sheet from between the first and second jaws.

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